Callie Feyen

When we first moved to Washington DC, I sometimes drove Jesse to work on my way to teaching.  On those mornings, I always saw an man walking his dog down 16th street as I rounded the corner to head towards school. I wondered, as I drove down Georgia Avenue, silently pleased I had a “reverse commute” (one that led me… View Post

My brother ran the DC Triathlon last weekend. He did it in under 3 hours which I think is fabulous.  I’d be proud of myself if I did it in three days. That Sunday morning brought with it the first feel of fall in DC and the weather brought even more merriment to the occasion. While we were walking over… View Post

Part of the coursework for my degree requires that I write annotations of the books I am reading.  These are not reviews of books which is nice because it frees me up to learn more without worry about critiquing the story.  I am finding that it’s a nice way to read. This kind of reading reminds me of a summer… View Post

A cicada sat on our window in the stairwell between the third and second floors of our building.  We saw it on Saturday on our way out to get groceries.  Hadley and Harper had never seen a bug this size so we had to stop and have a good long look.  The cicadas have been quite loud this summer and… View Post

For Hadley’s first day of Kindergarten, I made Whole Wheat Muffins from The Kitchn (a fun cooking blog from Apartment Therapy). I thought she’d like them for breakfast on the big day. I also made Oatmeal Cookies with Toasted Almonds from The Magnolia Bakery’s Cookbook (well worth the purchase if you like to whip up a tasty treat for yo’… View Post